diff --git a/SPECS/dracut/0002-disable-xattr.patch b/SPECS/dracut/0002-disable-xattr.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e5545b71c28..00000000000
--- a/SPECS/dracut/0002-disable-xattr.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/dracut-init.sh b/dracut-init.sh
-index 40b66f5..f72de3d 100755
---- a/dracut-init.sh
-+++ b/dracut-init.sh
-@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@
- #
- export LC_MESSAGES=C
- 
--if [[ $EUID == "0" ]] && ! [[ $DRACUT_NO_XATTR ]]; then
--    export DRACUT_CP="cp --reflink=auto --sparse=auto --preserve=mode,timestamps,xattr,links -dfr"
--else
--    export DRACUT_CP="cp --reflink=auto --sparse=auto --preserve=mode,timestamps,links -dfr"
--fi
-+export DRACUT_CP="cp --reflink=auto --sparse=auto --preserve=mode,timestamps,links -dfr"
- 
- # is_func <command>
- # Check whether $1 is a function.
-diff --git a/src/install/dracut-install.c b/src/install/dracut-install.c
-index 96b20e9..433ebf7 100644
---- a/src/install/dracut-install.c
-+++ b/src/install/dracut-install.c
-@@ -329,8 +329,7 @@ static int cp(const char *src, const char *dst)
- 
- normal_copy:
-         pid = fork();
--        const char *preservation = (geteuid() == 0
--                                    && no_xattr == false) ? "--preserve=mode,xattr,timestamps,ownership" : "--preserve=mode,timestamps,ownership";
-+        const char *preservation = "--preserve=mode,timestamps";
-         if (pid == 0) {
-                 execlp("cp", "cp", "--reflink=auto", "--sparse=auto", preservation, "-fL", src, dst, NULL);
-                 _exit(errno == ENOENT ? 127 : 126);
diff --git a/SPECS/dracut/50-noxattr.conf b/SPECS/dracut/50-noxattr.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7cafbef14f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SPECS/dracut/50-noxattr.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# disable xattr
+DRACUT_NO_XATTR=1
diff --git a/SPECS/dracut/dracut.signatures.json b/SPECS/dracut/dracut.signatures.json
index 5947ada7b70..9ea435fb927 100644
--- a/SPECS/dracut/dracut.signatures.json
+++ b/SPECS/dracut/dracut.signatures.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "00-virtio.conf": "173e93feea30f328d4cda7d07f756446fe45830ad9a5ee99b007bed0579b9a64",
   "00-vrf.conf": "e2885a4b090d8ca3771e60ce6dcd8b849e28ce5002a5c7b71ff796a92deb2810",
   "00-xen.conf": "8b7a89b7716cb40a9c0d681caed6994d81ff4dfad4fe50cea15cd47b885dc5a6",
+  "50-noxattr.conf": "61d95f05890ac6ee3355d0a386dd5645d82b7a4202d90305d997fd18c6d139dd",
   "dracut-102.tar.gz": "601b175cbf4d2ee902bb7bda3af8826ae2ca060c1af880f6da5a833413f4ec70",
   "lgpl-2.1.txt": "dc626520dcd53a22f727af3ee42c770e56c97a64fe3adb063799d8ab032fe551",
   "megaraid.conf": "914824cdbe0c525b71efa05a75e453335b0068beb8bc28bef2a5866d74bf7dd4",
diff --git a/SPECS/dracut/dracut.spec b/SPECS/dracut/dracut.spec
index 26d197d9b6c..227c47be3d8 100644
--- a/SPECS/dracut/dracut.spec
+++ b/SPECS/dracut/dracut.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary:        dracut to create initramfs
 Name:           dracut
 Version:        102
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 # The entire source code is GPLv2+
 # except install/* which is LGPLv2+
 License:        GPLv2+ AND LGPLv2+
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ Source7:        00-hyperv.conf
 Source8:        00-virtio.conf
 Source9:        00-vrf.conf
 Source10:       00-xen.conf
+Source11:       50-noxattr.conf
 
 # allow-liveos-overlay-no-user-confirmation-prompt.patch has been introduced by
 # the Mariner team to allow skipping the user confirmation prompt during boot
 # when the overlay of the liveos is backed by ram. This allows the machine to
 # boot without being blocked on user input in such a scenario.
 Patch:          allow-liveos-overlay-no-user-confirmation-prompt.patch
-Patch:          0002-disable-xattr.patch
 Patch:          0006-dracut.sh-validate-instmods-calls.patch
 Patch:          0011-Remove-reference-to-kernel-module-zlib-in-fips-module.patch
 Patch:          0012-fix-dracut-functions-avoid-awk-in-get_maj_min.patch
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 %description megaraid
 This package contains dracut configuration needed to build an initramfs with MegaRAID driver support.
 
+%package noxattr
+Summary:        dracut configuration needed to disable preserving of xattr file metadata
+Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description noxattr
+This package contains dracut configuration needed to disable preserving of xattr file metadata.
+
 %package tools
 Summary:        dracut tools to build the local initramfs
 Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -174,6 +181,7 @@ install -m 0644 %{SOURCE7} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/dracut.conf.d/00-hyperv.co
 install -m 0644 %{SOURCE8} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/dracut.conf.d/00-virtio.conf
 install -m 0644 %{SOURCE9} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/dracut.conf.d/00-vrf.conf
 install -m 0644 %{SOURCE10} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/dracut.conf.d/00-xen.conf
+install -m 0644 %{SOURCE11} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/dracut.conf.d/50-noxattr.conf
 
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/20overlayfs/
 install -p -m 0755 %{SOURCE4} %{buildroot}%{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/20overlayfs/
@@ -251,6 +259,10 @@ ln -srv %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/%{name} %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/%{name}
 %defattr(-,root,root,0755)
 %{_sysconfdir}/dracut.conf.d/50-megaraid.conf
 
+%files noxattr
+%defattr(-,root,root,0755)
+%{_sysconfdir}/dracut.conf.d/50-noxattr.conf
+
 %files tools
 %defattr(-,root,root,0755)
 
@@ -276,6 +288,10 @@ ln -srv %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/%{name} %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/%{name}
 %dir %{_sharedstatedir}/%{name}/overlay
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug 19 2024 Cameron Baird <cameronbaird@microsoft.com> - 102-4
+- Drop 0002-disable-xattr.patch
+- Introduce dracut-noxattr subpackage to expose this behavior as an option
+
 * Thu Aug 08 2024 Cameron Baird <cameronbaird@microsoft.com> - 102-3
 - Drop 0007-feat-dracut.sh-support-multiple-config-dirs.patch